In addition to the snow, strong gusty northwest winds developed during the afternoon and evening of the 8th as a low pressure system intensified off the Middle Atlantic and New England States. Wind gusts reached around 70 mph in Cape May County. The strong winds caused isolated power outages throughout New Jersey and hampered snow removal crews as it blew snow back onto already cleared or salted roads. Peak wind gusts included 72 mph in Strathmere (Cape May County), 70 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 64 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 63 mph at High Point (the highest point in New Jersey in Sussex County), 57 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County) and Barnegat Light (Ocean County), 50 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 49 mph in Wrightstown (Burlington County), 45 mph in Millville (Cumberland County) and 44 mph in Trenton (Mercer County). The strong winds were caused by a rapidly intensifying low pressure system that developed on the cold front during the morning of the 8th. The low moved northeast and was an already intense 986 mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST on the 8th. From there it continued to move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb low just east of Long Beach Island, New Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a 970 mb low over Nantucket Island, Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th to a 964 mb low just southwest of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on the 9th.

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 49 MG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 48 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 12:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 63 MG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 43 MG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 48 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 43 MG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 49 MG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 43 MG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 12:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 56 MG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 08-MAR-05 11:00:00 to 08-MAR-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 42 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC